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• Walker joins other governors in energy talks with Trump

  29-06-2017 23:57 via ktoo.org
  
  President Donald Trump met with Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, other governors and energy officials in a roundtable discussion Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy White House)
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker joined three other governors Wednesday in an energy roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump.
  “I applaud President Trump’s vision for the United States to gain global energy dominance. In order to achieve that goal, it’s important that Alaska has full ac
  
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• Fight over Confederate-themed flag going to U.S. Supreme Court

  29-06-2017 23:43
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — A black Mississippi citizen is taking his case against the state’s Confederate-themed flag to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  In papers filed Wednesday, attorneys for Carlos Moore said lower courts were wrong to reject his argument that the flag is a symbol of white supremacy that harms him and his young daughter by violating the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection to all citizens.
  His attorneys wrote that under the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ rul
  
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• Juneau Assembly adds ‘the road’ to federal wish list

  29-06-2017 23:37 via ktoo.org
  
  The Juneau Assembly has compiled its list of potential projects it wants the governor to help secure federal stimulus funding.
  The Assembly considered nine projects and ranked its choices by ballot Wednesday at its Finance Committee meeting.
  The list has now been narrowed down to five in order of priority:
  A wastewater biosolids system that reduces the amount of sewage waste it ships to Lower 48 landfills.
  A master plan for a marine services center between the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and the Yacht
  
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• 11 passengers removed from Alaska Airlines flight for ‘disruptive behavior’

  29-06-2017 23:33 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Airlines says 11 passengers were removed from a flight headed from Juneau to Seattle on Monday night due to “disruptive behavior onboard.”
  Company communications manager Roy Lane said Alaska Airlines Flight 78 was set to depart Juneau at 6 p.m. It was taxiing on the runway for takeoff when it returned to the gate, Lane said.
  “Flight attendants reported to the pilots that a group of passengers was not following safety protocol for departure,” Lane said.
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• Municipal workers, Wrangell Borough officials return to bargaining table

  29-06-2017 23:31 via ktoo.org
  
  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers representative Julius Matthew walked the picket line with Wrangell municipal workers Lorne Cook, Dwight Yancey and Andrew Scambler before the strike ended. (Photo courtesy IBEW)
  Wrangell’s municipal employees’ strike is over, at least for now.
  The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Wrangell Borough officials returned to the bargaining table today. That came as the 24 striking workers went back to their jobs.
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• Families of 3 killed in crashes involving controversial guardrail file lawsuits

  29-06-2017 22:43
  
  A look at X-Lite guardrail deaths across three states. CBS News
  WASHINGTON — The families of three people killed in crashes last year involving a controversial type of guardrail filed lawsuits Wednesday in Tennessee.
  In one case, dashcam footage shows a red SUV that Wilbert Byrd was riding in slamming into an X-Lite guardrail in Tennessee. Instead of collapsing backward, the guardrail splinters and sends metal ripping through the vehicle, killing the 69-year-old driver.
  Byrd’s death
  
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• Newscast – Thursday, June 29, 2017

  29-06-2017 22:33 via ktoo.org
  
  
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/6-29-2017.mp3In this newscast:
  Commercial salmon trollers in Southeast Alaska have their first king opening of the summer season Saturday, July 1st.
  Alaska lawmakers are limping towards the halfway point of their second special session this year, and taking a collective breather after passing a state operating budget.
  Gov. Bill Walker participated Wednesday in a White House meeting on energy issues.
  
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• Solar energy revolution hits barrier: Air pollution

  29-06-2017 22:28
  
  An extremely dusty solar panel stands on a rooftop at the Indian Institute of Technology. Researchers Michael Bergin of Duke University and Chinmay Ghoroi of the Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar, pictured, looked closer into the cumulative effect of dust on worldwide solar panel efficiencies in a new study. Michael Bergin, Duke University
  Solar energy is running into a pesky problem: air pollution worldwide.
  Researchers from Duke University found that air pollution — specifically
  
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• What happens if the health care bill doesn’t pass?

  29-06-2017 22:22
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is delaying the vote on the Senate health care bill — originally slated to take place before the July 4 holiday — while a number of GOP senators remain opposed to their own party’s unpopular proposal.
  The House passed its version of health care reform in May, but only narrowly, and with no Democratic support. Republicans have championed repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare since its passage in 2010, but as the
  
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• A Juneau Afternoon, Friday June 30

  29-06-2017 22:07 via ktoo.org
  
  Today on A Juneau Afternoon, Andy Kline hosts:
  Chief of Police Bryce Johnson stops by to talk about fireworks safety, rules and regulations;
  Officer Karen Woods from Gastineau Human Society will give us some tips about pet safety during fireworks displays;
  The Juneau Rollergirls will be here to share details about their upcoming events;
  Sarah McNair-Grove will update us on Juneau Symphony activities;
  That, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, today on A Juneau Afternoon, live at 3 on KTOO
  
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• Growden Park still full of life, despite its age

  29-06-2017 20:55
  
  Another sell out crowd for the Midnight Sun Baseball Game at Growden Park in Fairbanks.
  More of a family affair for North Pole’s Brad Hoff.
  “Summer Solstice is like one of the greatest things about Alaska summer, and it’s great my mom and dad are here from Pennsylvania, my daughter Carrie here,” Hoff told KTVA Sports.
  It’s the 112th edition of the summer classic and the 54 time Growden Park has hosted the event. Hoff believes it’s time for a facelift for Alask
  
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• Fourth of July weekend 2017 in Southcentral Alaska

  29-06-2017 20:39
  
  ANCHORAGE
  Delaney Park Strip Events
  When: July 4, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Location: Delaney Park Strip
  Parade map and schedule available here
  Alaska Baseball League Doubleheader
  When: July 4, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
  Location: Mulcahy Stadium
  The Anchorage Glacier Pilots and the Anchorage Bucs play two games
  There will be fireworks after the second game
  Fireworks
  When: July 4, after the Alaska Baseball League doubleheader
  Where: Mulcahy Stadium
  EAGLE RIVER
  Fireworks
  When: July 3, 5:30 p.m. to 1
  
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• 907 Delivery announces expansion

  29-06-2017 20:28
  
  A local delivery company stopped by Daybreak this morning to announce its expansion.
  907 Delivery will pick up and deliver food and other items to whoever is requesting.
  “We get requests every day for just off the wall things for us to pick it up,” Trip Wilson with 907 Delivery said on Daybreak Thursday morning. “So, it led us to this point to decide we need to do something else because people want other things delivered to them.”
  907 Delivery has been around for about tw
  
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• Budget deal announced to avert Washington state government shutdown, fund schools

  29-06-2017 20:14 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks with reporters Tuesday after a bill signing. At the time there was no budget agreement and he said that was creating “considerable anxiety” as a government shutdown loomed. (Photo by Austin Jenkins/Northwest News Network)https://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2017/06/062817AJ_BudgetDeal_web.mp3After months of partisan deadlock and weeks of brinksmanship as a government shutdown loomed, Washington legislative budget negotiators have reached an &ld
  
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• Wave of addiction costs is hitting Alaska’s healthcare system

  29-06-2017 19:34 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Discarded needles at the Four A’s syringe exchange in Anchorage. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media)
  Like much of the country, Alaska is seeing a surge in opioid and heroin addiction.
  State officials are scrambling to deal with an expanding list of the consequences.
  One side effect is a massive increase in diseases connected to injecting drugs, particularly hepatitis C, raising concerns about a potential tidal wave of health care costs facing Alaska.
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• Wave of addiction costs is hitting Alaska’s health care system

  29-06-2017 19:34 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Discarded needles at the Four A’s syringe exchange in Anchorage. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media)
  Like much of the country, Alaska is seeing a surge in opioid and heroin addiction.
  State officials are scrambling to deal with an expanding list of the consequences.
  One side effect is a massive increase in diseases connected to injecting drugs, particularly hepatitis C, raising concerns about a potential tidal wave of health care costs facing Alaska.
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• APD seeks help locating halfway house escapee

  29-06-2017 19:09
  
  APD is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who escaped an Anchorage halfway house.
  A warrant was issued for 37-year-old Derek Alton Cooper who walked out of the Cordova Center.
  He was last seen leaving the halfway house wearing a black sweater, white shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.
  Cooper was arrested for attempting to steal a vehicle.
  Police describe the 37-year-old as 5’8” tall, 215 pounds with hazel eyes.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Anchorage Po
  
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• Southside pizzeria damaged in overnight fire

  29-06-2017 18:21
  
  The Anchorage Fire Department was called to fight a fire at a Southside pizzeria early Thursday morning.
  AFD says a call came in around 4:15 a.m. of a fire at 88th Street Pizza. When firefighters arrived, the flames were mostly on the outside corner of the building — where they believe the fire started, AFD said.
  Fire crews say no one was hurt, and they were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes.
  The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  No word on whether 88th S
  
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• Hundreds of millions in federal funding on the line as capital budget stalls

  29-06-2017 07:20
  
  Alaska lawmakers have yet to pass a capital budget this year. Without one, millions of dollars in federal funding for safety projects statewide would be put on hold — including highway and ferry improvements.
  One example of a federally dependent project is the Angoon airport. The southeast town has a population just over 400 people.
  Islands, ocean and clouds are all part of the scenery on the way to Angoon, landscapes that would draw many here if it weren’t for one problem: ther
  
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• Cigarette store clerk fires shot at theft suspect

  29-06-2017 06:52
  
  A store clerk fired a shot at a theft suspect Wednesday evening in Anchorage.
  Just before 7, Anchorage Police responded to Smoker’s Choice in the 3600 block of Minnesota Drive on reports of a theft and shots fired.
  According to APD, a white male entered the store and ran out with a carton of cigarettes. The store clerk fired one shot after the suspect, though police say there’s no indication the man was armed or that anyone was injured.
  The suspect is described as a skinny white male
  
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• Alaska Dispatch deals with lawsuits; companies say the paper isn’t paying its bills

  29-06-2017 04:35
  
  Two lawsuits accuse the Alaska Dispatch News of not paying its bills. They come at the same time the newspaper appears to be struggling financially.
  In a letter to readers in mid-January, Dispatch owner Alice Rogoff talked about the expenses the paper was incurring and a need to take a new approach to delivering the news. In the letter, Rogoff noted more people are getting news and information from online sources instead of print.
  Shortly after the letter was published the paper stopped printing
  
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• Kahiltna River wildfire fully contained

  29-06-2017 04:32
  
  A wildfire northwest of Wasilla is 100% contained as of Tuesday night, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.
  Lightning sparked the fire near Kahiltna River. On Sunday, local pilots spotted the 58-acre blaze and reported it to authorities, who rapidly responded with retardant drops. The rainy conditions also helped quench the flames, allowing firefighters to quickly gain control of most of the fire by Sunday evening.
  Alaska Division of Forestry is keeping firefighters posted at the site t
  
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• Former HS coach accused of indecent exposure

  29-06-2017 03:09
  
  A former assistant coach at Palmer High School is facing charges of indecent exposure.
  Shane Southwick resigned his position as assistant basketball coach at the end of the season, according to a spokesperson for the Mat-Su School District.
  School officials also said the incident he’s accused of happened after he resigned and did not involve any district students. The alleged incident happened in Anchorage.
  The post Former HS coach accused of indecent exposure appeared first on K
  
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• APD investigating fatal downtown stabbing

  29-06-2017 03:01
  
  Anchorage Police are investigating a homicide downtown.
  Around 4:15, officers were called to the scene of a stabbing at 4th and Karluk. APD confirms the victim in the stabbing succumbed to their injuries.
  The victim has not been identified.
  Police are searching for the suspect.
  While the search is underway, APD is asking motorists to avoid the area of 3rd Avenue between Ingra and Post, as well as 4th and Karluk.
  The post APD investigating fatal downtown stabbing appeared first on KTVA 11.
  
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• Walker signs law recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska

  29-06-2017 02:50 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker in Utqiaġvik on June 24, 2017, after signing Indigenous Peoples Day into state law. (Photo courtesy Governor’s Office of Alaska)
  In Utqiaġvik over the weekend, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska.
  The law establishes Alaska as the second state in the nation to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October, replacing Columbus Day.
  Walker said Saturday that “this offici
  
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• Video of Florida cop’s encounter with man over jaywalking goes viral

  29-06-2017 02:45
  
  Deputy Jack Bolen DEVONTE SHIPMAN/FACEBOOK
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Moments after being stopped by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Deputy Jack Bolen for allegedly jaywalking, 21-year-old Devonte Shipman started to record the incident.
  The interaction happened a week ago, and Shipman believes it was about more than a jaywalking citation.
  I was just stopped for being black and walking, that’s how I feel,” Shipman told CBS News over video chat. “It’s racial profiling, racial
  
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• New mom’s health scare shines light on blood clot condition

  29-06-2017 02:31
  
  One new mom wants to warn others about the risk of blood clots after a health scare landed her in the hospital this past weekend.
  Kate Bilo, a meteorologist with CBS3 in Philadelphia, shared a post on Facebook this week letting friends and viewers know that doctors had found numerous life-threatening blood clots in her lungs.
  “I was admitted to the hospital and immediately started anticoagulation treatment, and they tell me I will be fine – though the pain remains for now and I will
  
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• A Juneau Afternoon, Thursday June 29

  29-06-2017 02:28 via ktoo.org
  
  Today on A Juneau Afternoon, Sheli DeLaney hosts:
  On the UAS Corner Dave Klein, Director of our Recreation Center, will talk about the PE classes people can take and the facility’s offerings for students and alumni members;
  Marsha Squires will be here to talk about the Fourth of July Parade!
  Sue Baxter will talk to us about our Sister City relationship with the town of White Horse;
  And Art News with Arts Up!
  That, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, today on A Juneau Afternoon, liv
  
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• Pregnant mom says she fatally shot boyfriend in YouTube stunt gone wrong

  29-06-2017 02:23
  
  Monalisa Perez and Pedro Ruiz III VALLEY NEWS LIVE
  HALSTAD, Minn. — A Minnesota woman charged in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend told authorities it was a video stunt gone wrong.
  Monalisa Perez, of Halstad, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Pedro Ruiz III. The family told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune the couple has a young child and that Perez is pregnant with their second.
  According to a criminal complaint, Perez, 19, told authorities Ruiz wanted to
  
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• ‘Big Bang Theory’ star’s home burns down in California wildfire

  29-06-2017 02:20
  
  From left, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco in a scene from “Big Bang Theory.” (Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS)
  SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The home of “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California.
  Nicole Perna, a spokeswoman for the 42-year-old actor, says his home on a ranch in the San Luis Obispo area was destroyed by the wildfire on the state’s central coast.
  “My heart goes out to all in the area who are al
  
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• DHS announces new enhanced security measures for commercial flights into U.S.

  29-06-2017 02:17
  
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is implementing new enhanced security measures for all commercial flights coming into the United States, according to a senior DHS official.
  DHS Secretary John Kelly made the formal announcement at an event Wednesday afternoon.
  “It is time we raise the global baseline of global aviation security. We must put in place new measures across the board to keep the traveling public safe,” Kelly said.
  The measures, Kelly said, “wil
  
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• Air pollution levels considered safe can still shorten lifespans, study shows

  29-06-2017 02:15
  
  ATLANTA — A study released Wednesday shows that levels of air pollution considered safe can still shorten lifespans.
  The study also found that the air in Atlanta is among the worst in the country.
  Even on days when he can play outside, 4-year-old Reco Lovett is never far from his inhaler. At age 2, he was diagnosed with asthma so severe it sent him to the hospital nine times.
  “He’ll say, ‘I want to go outside,’ and I’m like, ‘No, you have to stay in you
  
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• Anchorage Assembly approves granting immunity to sex workers who aid police

  29-06-2017 01:53 via ktoo.org
  
  The Anchorage Assembly approved Tuesday night a measure that gives immunity to sex workers who tell police when more serious crimes have occurred.
  When the ordinance was first introduced it drew support from advocates, as well as several women who had previously engaged in prostitution.
  Many testified they’d encountered heinous and violent crime, but were afraid of reporting it to law enforcement for fear of prosecution.
  However critics said the proposal was vague, hard to enforce and targ
  
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• Gov. Walker participates in White House energy meeting

  29-06-2017 01:31
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Bill Walker participated Wednesday in a White House meeting on energy issues.
  His office says that Walker was one of four governors invited to discuss energy opportunities in their respective states.
  U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt joined Walker and the governors of Iowa, Maine and Nebraska for the meeting, which also included tribal leaders.
  Walker has long touted the potential for a major natural g
  
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• Competency hearing continued for 91-year-old charged with murder

  29-06-2017 00:58
  
  A judge continued a competency hearing for 91-year-old Duane Marvin, the Anchorage man accused of killing his wife.
  The state received a report about Marvin’s competency Tuesday and asked the judge to continue the hearing for 30 days so prosecutors can take time to talk to experts and understand what’s in the report.
  Marvin faces first- and second-degree murder and tampering with evidence charges. Police say he shot his wife in the head in mid-May. Marvin’s family says he has d
  
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• Cancer patient to U.S. senators: Dump Republican health care bill

  29-06-2017 00:12 via ktoo.org
  
  Steve Taylor confers with Rosalee Abbott outside U.S. Sen. Murkowski’s office. Abbott, also Alaskan, works for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
  U.S. Senate leaders postponed a vote on their health care reform bill, but Alaskans opposed to the bill aren’t letting up.
  One Alaskan, a three-time cancer survivor, went to Washington to make his pitch directly.
  Steve Taylor is 42 and looks solid and strong. You wouldn’t
  
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